Meet Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha: Indian-origin Mercor founders from Silicon Valley become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires at 22

Two 22-year-old Indian-origin friends, Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha, have captured global attention after becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Along with their friend Brendan Foody, they co-founded the fast-rising tech startup Mercor, a company that has changed global hiring through artificial intelligence.

First it was Aravind Srinivas CEO of Perplexity AI who became the youngest billionaire at 30. Now it’s these guys who show young Indians are not far behind in the AI revolution.